01816cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005771 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451809695 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Costa Rica : Request for Stand-By Arrangement; Staff Report; Staff Supplement and Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Costa Rica. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (82 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper discusses the request from Costa Rica for a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The program seeks to enable an orderly adjustment of the Costa Rican economy to an adverse external environment, while mitigating its adverse effects on growth and household incomes. To strengthen the external position, the authorities have tightened monetary conditions and increased exchange rate flexibility. Fiscal policy will be geared toward mitigating the impact of the adjustment on domestic activity and the most vulnerable population. IMF financial support is intended to bolster investor confidence in the authorities' policy framework. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/134 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/134/002.2009.issue-134-en.xml IMF e-Library